Rams Make Multiple Moves...

Practice squad names.

First name up that I want to discuss is none other than Dean Connors.

Look, he's probably the biggest name to watch in the Rams practice squad because he's probably that number one developmental player on the team he really had a strong preseason we'll talk about his stats in a second but he kind of showed that he can contribute both as a runner and as a passer i mean i mean as a receiver i should say he's done this multiple years it feels like ever since he's been a part of the rams organization he has made a name for himself in the preseason uh just in in showing flashes here and there in training camps i think dean connors we've heard the name we've seen him play he looks pretty good out there obviously not the most efficient back out there i think he was out there running five yards per carry in the preseason it would raise some eyebrows and ask why the questions why he is not currently on the rams 53 man roster he has some good backs ahead of him right khan williams blake quorum and ronnie rivers are all good running backs you know jarquez hunter is now out of there brought him in brought in to to atwell back to the roster that was interesting we haven't really talked about that much by the way we'll talk about that at some point very soon but dean connor's ultimately the A good running back option.

He's been good for a couple years now.

I mean, this preseason alone, look at his stats.

He had 26 carries, 96 rushing yards, so averaging about 3.7 yards per carry.

Again, not the craziest efficiency, but he's also playing behind backup offensive linemen.

Longest rush for 18 yards.

That's pretty good there.

Seven receptions, 53 receiving yards at 7.6 yards per catch.

That's pretty good.

Three receiving touchdowns.

I believe he actually led the Rams in terms of preseason scoring this year.

So shout out to, yeah, right at the bottom, led team in total touchdowns.

Three during the preseason.

So ultimately he's a key standout for the Rams.

We like to see him go out there and ball.

I think as a running back in the NFL, it's very tough to make a roster or a name for yourself on any roster in the NFL across the board, but especially on a team like the Rams that have multiple running backs who have proven it in the NFL.

So it'll be difficult to see Connors kind of making a name for himself in terms of at any point for the Rams during the regular season.

But I think if you see a couple injuries here and there, knock on wood, that doesn't happen.

I think Dean Connors is a guy who could get called up and make a little bit of a name for himself again at some point if he is given the that opportunity we're gonna go full screen here because i'm already starting to lag it but we're going full screen here for the next name and i'm not even full screen okay here we go uh full screen here for the next name i shot the dean connors by the way we're done on that he's a beast we're hoping he could uh make an impact at some point if he needs to step in hopefully uh the ramp can trust him to do so Tim Keenan III, an interesting name.

Didn't really make a name for himself in the preseason.

I don't think many people have been reminded of this player, but he's a player out of Alabama.

He's a seventh round pick back in April.

The Rams keeping him on the practice squad means they can develop him rather than forcing him into a limited role immediately.